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2006-07 JWB Performance Report Executive Summary

 
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Dissolution of Marriage

The impact of divorce on the well-being and long-term development of a child can be very significant and adversely affect the child’s emotional state, behavior, schoolwork and other aspects of the child’s life.

  • In 2006, there were 7,351 marriages and 3,718 dissolutions of marriage (divorce or annulment) in Pinellas County with 37% of dissolutions affecting families with children.  In total, over 2,100 minor children were affected, approximately 1.2% of the under 18 population.  As shown in the chart below, Pinellas County has experienced a declining trend in both the number of dissolutions involving minor children and the number of children affected.
     
 
 
    • In 2006, 20% of dissolutions affected one child and 16.5% affected two or more children.  Almost two-thirds of dissolutions did not involve children.
       

% of Minor Children Affected by Dissolutions of Marriage
 by # of Children Affected - Pinellas County - 2006
 

    • The dissolution rate for Pinellas County’s married-couples with children (number of dissolutions affecting children per 1000 marriages with children) has declined over the past three years and was approximately equal to the Florida average in 2006.
       
Dissolutions of Marriage per 1000 Marriages With Children
Pinellas County vs. Florida: 2004-2006
 

 

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